as in to infuriate
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head
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Recent Examples of estrange
The mother, who was allegedly estranged from the husband and living in a different town, had arrived to help.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Why can’t Walter’s estranged first wife, Elaine (Carla Gugino), foster this giant, sad-eyed animal?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Although officially estranged, the couple were still living together with their three sons under the age of 11 at the time of the July 16, 2023, altercation outside their house.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Vivian has been estranged from her father since 2020.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Why can’t Walter’s estranged first wife, Elaine (Carla Gugino), foster this giant, sad-eyed animal?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Although officially estranged, the couple were still living together with their three sons under the age of 11 at the time of the July 16, 2023, altercation outside their house.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Vivian has been estranged from her father since 2020.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrange
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For many out-of-network doctors, payments lower than their invoices are an infuriating part of doing business.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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Image On the left, the governor’s decision to engage with Mr. Kirk has infuriated Mr. Newsom’s allies.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Many marketers fear trying things that might alienate traditional customers, but the old fans of Hostess Twinkies were already leaving.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even the process of courting Moscow would be damaging because any favor the United States shows Russia alienates Europe.—
MICHAEL McFAUL,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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This week, President Donald Trump froze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University, angering members of the Elbow Patch Mafia around America.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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In ever more apocalyptic language, Trump has sought to unify his MAGA movement with strongman pledges to defend Americans from millions of hostile foreigners seeking to storm the country and to root out enemy aliens within.—
Julia Preston,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2024
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The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.—
Matt Juul,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 July 2023
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Rick is enraged, and finds Jim happily taking a photograph with his wife, Sritala (Lek Patravadi), and the three galpals on vacation.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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While Yoon’s failure to deliver noticeable economic gains estranged this cohort, the manner of his removal still enrages his base, which has been galvanized by the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on right-wing blogs and social media.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The shooting Saturday in Pocatello outraged the boy's family and neighbors as well as viewers online who questioned why the officers opened fire within about 12 seconds of exiting their patrol cars while making no apparent effort to de-escalate the situation or use less lethal weapons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters outraged by Trump's leadership since his return to office for a second term on January 20 took to the streets in all 50 states.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But later, under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, relations soured.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sentiment soured though as the White House doubled down in the afternoon on aggressive tariffs.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Snow and subzero temperatures had severed Nome from the outside world.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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This system severs Black women from what sustains us—our resources, communities, connection to our bodies.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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